The 1860 United States presidential election in Iowa took place on November 6, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. Iowa voters chose four representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Iowa was won by the Republican nominees Illinois Representative Abraham Lincoln and his running mate Senator Hannibal Hamlin of Maine. They defeated the Democratic nominees Senator Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois and his running mate 41st Governor of Georgia Herschel V. Johnson. Lincoln won the state by a margin of 11.39%.
Results
Results By County +1860 United States Presidential Election in Iowa (By County)CountyAbraham LincolnRepublicanStephen A. DouglasDemocraticVarious candidatesOther partiesTotal votescast#%#%#%Adair4247.73%4450.00%22.27%88Adams16163.64%9236.36%00.00%253Allamakee1,18550.43%1,15148.98%140.60%2,350Appanoose85339.90%1,22457.25%612.85%2,138Audubon4844.86%5955.14%00.00%107Benton1,02858.44%72441.16%70.40%1,759Black Hawk1,12266.00%55732.76%211.24%1,700Boone36544.95%44654.93%10.12%812Bremer54353.50%45444.73%181.77%1,015Butler48366.16%24633.70%10.14%730Buchanan96260.35%62138.96%110.69%1,594Buena Vista650.00%650.00%00.00%12Calhoun1948.72%2051.28%00.00%39Carroll2549.02%2650.98%00.00%51Cass16754.22%13644.16%51.62%308Cedar1,54860.83%96337.84%341.34%2,545Cerro Gordo15769.78%5926.22%94.00%225Cherokee1076.92%323.08%00.00%13Chickasaw55064.18%30635.71%10.12%857Clay838.10%1361.90%00.00%21Clarke59257.09%44542.91%00.00%1,037Clayton2,08956.74%1,57442.75%190.52%3,682Clinton1,97456.00%1,45041.13%1012.87%3,525Crawford4760.26%3139.74%00.00%78Dallas61257.90%43340.96%121.14%1,057Davis84333.48%1,42456.55%2519.97%2,518Decatur68042.79%89856.51%110.69%1,589Delaware1,26860.96%78937.93%231.11%2,080Des Moines1,99752.01%1,67743.67%1664.32%3,840Dickinson4686.79%713.21%00.00%53Dubuque2,09239.70%3,05958.05%1192.26%5,270Emmet36100.00%00.00%00.00%36Fayette1,52764.51%83535.28%50.21%2,367Floyd56071.43%20125.64%232.93%784Franklin22876.77%6923.23%00.00%297Fremont40240.85%51652.44%666.71%984Greene12145.49%14554.51%00.00%266Grundy14188.13%1911.88%00.00%160Guthrie32651.58%30648.42%00.00%632Hamilton22466.08%10029.50%154.42%339Hancock2987.88%412.12%00.00%33Harrison38551.40%35747.66%70.93%749Hardin71364.82%38234.73%50.45%1,100Henry2,14865.49%1,06632.50%662.01%3,280Howard38658.57%27341.43%00.00%659Humboldt5575.34%810.96%1013.70%73Ida440.00%660.00%00.00%10Iowa78253.02%68246.24%110.75%1,475Jackson1,57450.18%1,50547.98%581.85%3,137Jasper1,20862.85%65033.82%643.33%1,922Jefferson1,46353.20%1,24545.27%421.53%2,750Johnson1,80453.23%1,44842.73%1374.04%3,389Jones1,45356.45%1,09742.62%240.93%2,574Keokuk1,33052.34%1,19547.03%160.63%2,541Kossuth6478.05%1821.95%00.00%82Lee2,61748.41%2,63248.69%1572.90%5,406Linn2,22661.51%1,28935.62%1042.87%3,619Louisa58652.84%48343.55%403.61%1,109Lucas1,30963.67%73935.94%80.39%2,056Madison73748.52%76450.30%181.18%1,519Mahaska1,63954.82%1,33244.55%190.64%2,990Marion1,50847.87%1,60751.02%351.11%3,150Marshall85467.09%40331.66%161.26%1,273Mills44155.96%32741.50%202.54%788Mitchell59476.94%17222.28%60.78%772Monona10954.50%8944.50%21.00%200Monroe87953.24%74945.37%231.39%1,651Montgomery15262.04%8133.06%124.90%245Muscatine1,84055.44%1,28538.72%1945.85%3,319O'Brien838.10%1047.62%314.29%21Page46959.29%29036.66%324.05%791Palo Alto412.12%2987.88%00.00%33Plymouth3284.21%615.79%00.00%38Pocahontas3175.61%1024.39%00.00%41Polk1,30353.49%1,07444.09%592.42%2,436Pottawattamie41346.77%41046.43%606.80%883Poweshuck72159.73%48440.10%20.17%1,207Ringgold34865.29%18234.15%30.56%533Sac1527.78%3972.22%00.00%54Scott2,73963.55%1,37731.95%1944.50%4,310Shelby10060.98%6439.02%00.00%164Sioux320.00%1066.67%213.33%15Story41855.66%33344.34%00.00%751Tama77564.96%41334.62%50.42%1,193Taylor35358.06%24840.79%71.15%608Union19848.77%20851.23%00.00%406Van Buren1,66750.59%1,55247.10%762.31%3,295Wapello1,39944.48%1,68653.61%601.91%3,145Warren1,15257.92%79539.97%422.11%1,989Washington1,72160.32%1,05236.87%802.80%2,853Wayne57946.81%64852.38%100.81%1,237Webster25349.22%20740.27%5410.51%514Winneshiek1,38263.92%78036.08%00.00%2,162Winnebago2453.33%2146.67%00.00%45Woodbury12949.81%11745.17%135.02%259Worth10978.42%3021.58%00.00%139Wright9070.87%2318.11%1411.02%127Total70,31654.85%55,09142.97%2,8012.18%128,208
See also United States presidential elections in Iowa
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